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Checklist for Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
and region Lubbock County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
179
749
954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
749
954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
719
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
609
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
45
242
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
42
208
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
40
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
40
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
31
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lubbock County
10 Genera with 13 Species
Aphodius Hellwig, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Ataeniopsis Petrovitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Chilothorax Motschulsky, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Labarrus Mulsant and Rey, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Neopsammodius Rakovic, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Psammodius Fallen, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lubbock County
13 Species
Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758Common dung beetle
Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775
Ataeniopsis figurator Harold, 1874
Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
Ataenius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1845
Ataenius platensis Blanchard, 1846
Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Chilothorax distinctus (Müller, 1776)⇒ Aphodius distinctus O.F. Müller, 1776
Labarrus pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941
Platytomus micros Bates, 1887Beetle
Scabrostomus peculiosus Schmidt, 1922Common sand stargazer
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer

Subnodes of Aphodiinae with occurrences in Lubbock County
TribeAphodiini
Leach, 1815
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEupariini
Schmidt, 1910
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsammodiini
Mulsant, 1842
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphodiinae at artfakta.se
Aphodiinae at dyntaxa.se
Aphodiinae at itis.gov